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- New Audi quattro ultra four-wheel drive system detailed – Autocar: New, more efficient version of Audi’s quattro four-wheel drive system will be seen first on the upcoming A4 Allroad estate
- Hitachi to test autonomous drive on Japan toll road – Just-auto: Hitachi Automotive Systems says it will conduct a verification test drive of an autonomous driving system co-developed with Hitachi Group’s Clarion Co on the Hitachinaka Road, a toll facility in Hitachinaka City, Ibaraki Prefecture.
- Renault to export made in India Kwid hatchback to Sri Lanka from March – Ibtimes: Renault India’s entry-level hatchback, the Kwid, made headlines early this month with the bookings of over one lakh cars. Till now, the French car…
- Russia auto sales seen falling 14 pct in 2016 – PwC – Reuters: Russian car sales plunged 36 percent in 2015, hit by an economic crisis fuelled by lower oil prices and Western sanctions over Moscow’s actions in…
- China Jan green vehicle output more than doubles from year ago -MIIT – Reuters: … for developing and manufacturing ‘new energy’ vehicles, a Chinese catch-all term for electric and highly electrified cars, data compiled by Reuters…
- VW Loses European Market Share to Fiat, GM in Wake of Scandal – Bloomberg: Competitors picking up more European buyers in January included Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, which is benefiting from the Jeep division’s…
- Western Europe car sales up 6.3 percent in January – ACEA – Reuters: N) meanwhile posted registration gains of 11.4 percent and 12.4 percent respectively, according to car registration data for European Union (EU) and…
- Automatic for the People: Nissan Shows Off ‘Self-Parking’ Chairs – WSJ: Nissan Motor Co. is offering a glimpse of its autonomous driving technology as employed in offices and conference rooms. The Japanese automaker…
- Renault Duster facelift AMT to be launched in India in March: Report – Ibtimes: It looks like the launch of the much-awaited facelifted avatar of Duster SUV from the house of Renault has almost been confirmed. The emerging…
- VW Spending $4.5 Billion on China as GM Catch-Up Trumps Scandal – Bloomberg: The car is among 15 new-energy vehicles the German automaker plans to introduce within the next five years in China, where it fell behind General…
- VW says China sales may rise in line with auto market, explores new tie-up: executive – Reuters: DE) expects its China sales may rise in line with the overall auto market this year, as it explores potential cooperation with domestic firm JAC Motors…